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Art Basel has appointed artist Wael Shawky as the artistic director of its upcoming fair in Doha, Qatar, scheduled to open in February. This marks a departure from the company's usual practice of selecting directors from the commercial art world. Shawky, who represented Egypt at the Venice Biennale and has had solo exhibitions at Tate Modern and MoMA PS1, will curate around 50 single-artist presentations across two venues, M7 and the Doha Design District, with equal pricing for exhibitors initially. A selection committee including dealers from international and regional galleries will assist in choosing participants.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 15, 2026 visibility 7 link 12 artists, 10 galleries

A Delayed Art Dubai Opens With Fewer Galleries—but Buyers Abound

Art Dubai opened its 20th edition at Madinat Jumeirah with a significantly reduced number of exhibitors—50 largely regional galleries, down from the originally expected 120—after being delayed from mid-April due to geopolitical tensions following the U.S.-Iran ceasefire on April 8. The fair, which offered free entry for the first time and refunded booth costs for participating galleries, saw strong attendance from Gulf and Middle Eastern collectors, with an upbeat mood and a more intimate atmosphere reminiscent of pre-Covid editions. Galleries from Lebanon and other conflict-affected regions were present, emphasizing art as a form of resilience and cultural identity.

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SP-Arte underscores Latin America’s resilient rise amid global market recalibration

The 22nd edition of SP-Arte has opened at São Paulo’s Oscar Niemeyer-designed pavilion, featuring over 180 galleries and design studios. While global art markets face a period of recalibration, the Latin American sector—and Brazil in particular—is reporting significant growth, including a 21% year-on-year increase in sales for Brazilian dealers according to the latest Art Basel and UBS report.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 2, 2025 visibility 13 link 13 artists, 1 gallery

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Rena Bransten Gallery in San Francisco is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a series of exhibitions highlighting key moments in its history. The second installment, "RBG at 50: Photo & Video," on view through August 23, 2025, features works by artists such as Dawoud Bey, Sophie Calle, Jim Campbell, and Vik Muniz. The show traces the gallery's expansion beyond its original focus on ceramics, which began in 1979 with a solo exhibition of photographer Judith Golden. Highlights include Sophie Calle's "La Robe de Mariee" (1989) and a photograph by Dawoud Bey documenting a performance by David Hammons.

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museum exhibitions schedule Feb 26, 2026 visibility 17 link 9 artists, 1 gallery

Australia’s coal city flexes culture muscle with major gallery expansion

Newcastle Art Gallery has officially reopened following a A$47 million ($33 million) expansion that more than doubles its exhibition space. The redevelopment, designed by Clare Design and Smith and Tzannes Architects, transforms the venue into the largest public art institution in New South Wales outside of Sydney. The opening is celebrated with the exhibition "Iconic Loved Unexpected," featuring 500 works from a permanent collection of 7,000 pieces, including significant Japanese ceramics and works by artists such as Auguste Rodin and Emily Kam Kngwarray.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 21, 2026 visibility 20 link 20 artists, 4 galleries

The Best Exhibitions to See Around San Francisco During FOG Design+Art

January brings a full slate of exhibitions across the Bay Area timed to San Francisco Art Week, headlined by the 12th edition of FOG Design+Art at Fort Mason Center (January 21-25). Galerie highlights nine must-see shows, including "100 Candleholders" at Blunk Space, where international artists create candleholders inspired by JB Blunk; "New Work: Sheila Hicks" at SFMOMA, featuring fiber installations tied to personal places; "The Houses Are Haunted By White Night-Gowns" at The Future Perfect, a furniture-and-bowls installation by Studio Ahead; and "Auudi Dorsey: What’s Left, Never Left" at Jonathan Carver Moore, where the painter excavates histories of African American leisure sites.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 29, 2026 visibility 19 link 13 artists, 1 gallery

11 Art Shows to See in the Hudson Valley in May 2026

The article surveys 11 art exhibitions opening across the Hudson Valley in May 2026, highlighting a regional preoccupation with structure, materiality, and resistance to singular narratives. Featured shows include "Surface, Structure, String" at Hudson Hall, a textile survey curated by Richard Saja with artists like Portia Munson and Laleh Khoramian; "Jose Picayo: 35 Years in Photographs" at Robin Rice Gallery; "The Linda McCartney Retrospective: From the Light" at the Fenimore Art Museum; "Carol Seitz: Growth in Difficult Places" at Convey/er/or; and "Stephen Olivier: Hazmat" at ASK in Kingston, among others.

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museum exhibitions schedule Feb 26, 2026 visibility 17 link 13 artists, 1 gallery

‘The sky’s the limit’: Newcastle Art Gallery unveils its ‘divisive’ $48m expansion with a blockbuster opening show

The Newcastle Art Gallery (NAG) has officially reopened following a $48 million expansion, more than doubling its exhibition space to become the largest public gallery in New South Wales outside of Sydney. The project, which was over 16 years in the making, features 13 gallery spaces and a new street-fronting cafe, marking a significant infrastructure milestone for the regional Australian art scene. The reopening is celebrated with the blockbuster exhibition 'Iconic Loved Unexpected,' showcasing 500 works from the institution's $145 million permanent collection.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 29, 2026 visibility 25 link 10 artists

‘Still lots to talk about’: UK galleries team up to shine light on female artists

A new exhibition titled 'Making Her Mark' opens at Penlee House in Penzance, Cornwall, featuring works by prominent British female artists such as Tracey Emin, Barbara Hepworth, Laura Knight, Elizabeth Forbes, and Gillian Ayres. The show is a collaboration between Penlee House, Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, and Kirkcaldy Galleries in Fife, Scotland, with each contributing more than 20 works. It is the first exhibition launched under Art Fund's £5 million 'Going Places' programme, which unites 20 museums across the UK over five years to share and celebrate their collections.

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article local schedule Apr 11, 2026 visibility 24 link 5 artists

The Box celebrates 'record-breaking' year

The Box in Plymouth has reported a record-breaking 2025/2026 season, attracting 356,000 visitors and surpassing its annual target by 18%. This surge represents a 44% increase from the previous year, contributing to a total of 1.1 million visitors since the institution opened in late 2020. The success is largely attributed to high-profile exhibitions, including a major retrospective of local artist Beryl Cook and a showcase featuring Sir Joshua Reynolds’ portrait of Mai.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 9, 2026 visibility 24 link 7 artists, 1 gallery

Gallery is showing works by Britain's most influential artists

The Little Gallery in Marlborough is hosting a three-week exhibition featuring a prestigious collection of 20th-century British art. The show spans the evolution of modernism from Impressionism to the 1960s Avant-Garde, showcasing works by iconic figures such as David Hockney, Elisabeth Frink, and Sandra Blow. Highlights include Anthony Whishaw’s 1967 painting inspired by Pink Floyd and a curated selection of increasingly collectible British studio ceramics.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 7, 2026 visibility 21 link 13 artists

Five must-see works from Newcastle Art Gallery's $145 million collection

Newcastle Art Gallery has officially reopened following a four-year, $48 million expansion that more than doubles its exhibition space. The upgraded facility now features 13 galleries, allowing the institution to maintain a permanent display of its $145 million collection for the first time in its history. The reopening was marked by a massive community response, with 28,000 visitors attending the inaugural weekend festivities and the debut exhibition, "Iconic Loved Unexpected."

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 11, 2025 visibility 15 link 11 artists

Exploring environment, humanity at core of new art exhibition opening in Flint

A new art exhibition titled “This Bitter Earth: Living in Harmony with Nature” opens on September 12 at MW Gallery in downtown Flint, Michigan. The show features artworks from the Mott-Warsh Collection by artists including Ron Adams, Bisa Butler, Nick Cave, Maren Hassinger, Pope.L, and Howardena Pindell, exploring humanity's complex relationship with the natural world and the four classical elements. A featured video installation, “Zion” by South African artist Mohau Modisakeng, addresses themes of displacement and belonging. The exhibition runs through January 24, 2026, with free admission.

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Art in Wisconsin—Art and Science and Art: The Semi-Hidden Wonders of the James Watrous Gallery

The James Watrous Gallery, a nonprofit art space located on the third floor of the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, Wisconsin, is dedicated to showcasing contemporary artists and curators with ties to the state. Unlike the nearby Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA) and Chazen Museum of Art, which feature national and international artists, Watrous Gallery focuses almost exclusively on Wisconsin-based practitioners. Directed by Jody Clowes for the past decade, the gallery selects exhibitions through an open call every three to four years, with a committee of artists, arts workers, and curators from across the state. Recent shows include works by artists such as Shane McAdams, Lois Bielefeld, Dakota Mace, and the collaborative duo Shana McCaw and Brent Budsberg. The gallery is part of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, and each exhibition is featured in the Academy's publication "Wisconsin People & Ideas," often connecting to broader themes like climate and energy.

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article local schedule Oct 14, 2025 visibility 12 link 10 artists, 2 galleries

Five can’t-miss fall art shows in Whatcom and Skagit counties

The article highlights five must-see fall art exhibitions in Whatcom and Skagit counties in Washington state. Featured shows include Mary Ann Peters' solo exhibition "myself inside your story" at the Whatcom Museum, Barbara Sternberger's abstract painting survey "At the Core" at Western Gallery, Joy Olney's "Pure Joy" at Cordata Gallery, and Voxel Gallery's first anniversary celebration with its "World Famous" exhibition. The piece also notes a photo exhibition on broadcasting pioneer Elaine Horn curated by archivist Jeff Jewell at the Whatcom Museum's Old City Hall.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 29, 2025 visibility 14 link 9 artists, 1 gallery

Immersive experience featuring ‘costumed folk’ shortlisted for world's biggest museum prize

Five British museums have been shortlisted for the 2025 Art Fund Museum of the Year, the world's largest museum prize. The finalists are Beamish, The Living Museum of the North in County Durham; Chapter arts centre in Cardiff; Compton Verney gallery in Warwickshire; Golden Thread Gallery in Belfast; and Perth Museum in Scotland. Beamish, a 55-year-old open-air museum, recently completed its "Remaking Beamish" project recreating a 1950s town with 32,000 community members. Perth Museum opened in March 2024 after a £27m renovation and houses the Stone of Destiny. The winner will be announced on 26 June at the Museum of Liverpool, receiving £120,000, while each of the other finalists gets £15,000.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 13, 2026 visibility 4 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

“Joseph Barrett: Views from his Lahaska Studio” to open at Silverman Gallery

The Silverman Gallery of Bucks County Impressionist Art in Holicong, Pennsylvania, will open a new exhibition titled “Joseph Barrett: Views from his Lahaska Studio” on May 16-17, 2025, with opening receptions featuring live jazz and refreshments. The show runs through June 20 and includes previously unseen works such as “View from My Window,” “Neshaminy,” and “County Theater in Snow,” alongside Barrett’s painting “Estate of Joseph Stanley,” recently returned from a two-year display at the U.S. Embassy in Kigali, Rwanda, as part of the State Department’s Art in Embassies program.

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article local schedule Jul 1, 2025 visibility 11 link 18 artists, 3 galleries

Featured Artists & Exhibitions

Relévant Galleries in Vail, Colorado, is hosting a series of artist meet-and-greet events and exhibitions throughout July 2025, featuring works by renowned photographer David Yarrow, jeweler Dan Telleen, and painter Sarah Winkler, among others. The gallery also highlights its other locations in Scottsdale, Park City, and Denver, while C. Anthony Gallery in Beaver Creek and Vail International Gallery present concurrent shows with artists like Britten and Sarah Winkler.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 30, 2026 visibility 17 link 3 artists

Sidle House Gallery Presents: “Anne Hebebrand: A World That Is”

Sidle House Gallery in Freeport, Maine, opens its 2026 season with a solo exhibition titled “Anne Hebebrand: A World That Is,” on view from May 1 through June 13. The show features cold-wax and oil paintings created over the past seven years, described by the artist as intuitive maps of memory. Related events include an opening reception, an artist talk, a cold wax and oil workshop, and a violin performance by Katherine Liccardo.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 12, 2026 visibility 15 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

Art Gallery of Swan Hill Opens Three Powerful First Nations Exhibition

The Art Gallery of Swan Hill in Victoria, Australia, will open three significant First Nations exhibitions on 29 May 2026. The shows are: 'JXSH MVIR: Forever I Live', the first major solo retrospective of the late Yorta Yorta, Gunditjmara and Barkindji artist Josh Muir, co-curated by his partner and mother; 'Gulgawarnigu | Thinking of Someone. Something', a touring digital portrait and landscape exhibition by young Indigenous artists from Roebourne, Western Australia, developed through a partnership with NEO-Learning and Big hART; and 'Big Place', a new exhibition drawn from the gallery's permanent collection featuring works from Western Australia, the Northern Territory, the Tiwi Islands and South Australia.

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person people schedule May 13, 2026 visibility 7 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

3 Questions with Gallerist Daniel Cooney

Santa Fe gallerist Daniel Cooney of Daniel Cooney Fine Art discusses his gallery's focus one year after relocating from New York City. In an interview, Cooney explains that while his gallery prominently features LGBTQ artists, its core mission is supporting underrepresented artists broadly—including emerging talents, overlooked older artists, and estates. He notes a continued emphasis on photography, his own background, but also shows other mediums. Cooney expresses interest in featuring more local New Mexico artists but has not yet integrated deeply into the local scene.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 9, 2026 visibility 16 link 5 artists, 2 galleries

Exhibition brings together 23 contemporary artists in exploration of styles across generations | Hindustan Times

An exhibition titled "The Contemporary Lore: Sojourn of Styles and Generations Unfurled" has opened at Bikaner House in New Delhi, bringing together 23 contemporary Indian artists. Curated by Kiran K Mohan with a critical essay by art historian Johny ML, the show features works by veterans like Ashok Bhowmick and emerging talents like Nilisha Phad, spanning paintings, sculptures, and mixed media. The non-chronological arrangement aims to present artistic lineages as a landscape rather than a linear progression, encouraging dialogue across generations. The exhibition runs until May 14 before moving to Shailja Art Gallery in Gurugram from May 17 to June 13.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 23, 2026 visibility 13 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

Morpeth Contemporary presents “An Echo Familiar” paintings and sculpture

Morpeth Contemporary in Hopewell, New Jersey, is presenting “An Echo Familiar,” a solo exhibition of new paintings and sculptures by artist Mare McClellan, running from May 2 through May 24. The show features works inspired by McClellan's recent observations of caterpillars and moths, including mixed-media paintings with layered color and texture, as well as cocoon-like sculptures wrapped in wire and natural fibers. An opening reception will be held on May 2, followed by a Meet the Artist event on May 17.

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Fibre Arts Australia touring exhibit highlights 39 artists

Fibre Arts Australia's third International Art Textile Biennale is now touring Australia, featuring 39 textile artists from 10 countries. The exhibition will visit nine galleries across the country through September 2026. At its debut at East Gippsland Art Gallery, three Australian artists received biennale awards: Sue Coppock won the Major Award (AU$2,000) for her embroidered fencing mask 'Are You Wearing a Mask Right Now?', Claudia Mazzotta won the Australian Excellence Award for 'Untouched Terrains', and Nicola Oliver won the Glenys Mann Award for 'Shadows Where Life Once Was'.

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 13, 2025 visibility 10 link 2 artists, 2 galleries

Polish artist's new Tartu exhibition explores inherent fragility of living organisms

Polish artist Paweł Matyszewski presents a new solo exhibition titled "Momentary Organisms" at Kogo Gallery in Tartu, Estonia, opening on August 15. The show explores the fragility and transformation inherent in all living organisms through exuberant, patchwork-like abstractions that merge plant and human body parts. The exhibition is part of a regional exchange program involving galleries in Turku, Riga, and Warsaw, curated by Šelda Puķīte, and will run until September 27.

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Lou Billinghurst's first solo exhibition to open at Timaru art gallery

Ceramicist Lou Billinghurst opened her first solo exhibition at Timaru’s York Street Gallery of Fine Arts on Friday. The show features a range of ceramic works including wall art and three totem poles, which Billinghurst describes as bringing out whimsical elements and offering light relief from the world. She rekindled her pottery practice about 10 years ago after moving to Timaru to care for her late mother, and has since taught hand-building with the South Canterbury Pottery Group.

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The ‘Art of the Sixties’ exhibition opens with reception at Inkfish Gallery on Friday, Sept. 5

Inkfish Gallery in Des Moines, Washington, will open an exhibition titled 'Art of the Sixties' on Friday, September 5, 2025, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The show, curated by George C. Scott of Inkfish Foundation and Fred Andrews of Des Moines Legacy Foundation with funding from 4Culture of King County, features works from the 1960s encompassing Pop Art, Op Art, Minimalism, Conceptual Art, Hot Rod Art, and Psychedelic Art. Artists highlighted include Andy Warhol, Peter Max, Margaret Keane, Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth, Robert Crumb, and Roy Lichtenstein.

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article local schedule May 6, 2026 visibility 15 link 4 artists, 2 galleries

Art exhibits open in Earlville

The Earlville Opera House Art Galleries in Earlville, New York, will open the second round of 2026 visual artist exhibitions on Saturday, May 9, from 1 to 3 p.m. The series features three artists: Bruce E. Webster with his retrospective "A Legacy in Wood" showcasing over 40 years of fine wood furniture; Linda Kays-Biviano with "From Clay to Character: Featuring Woodland Spirits," hand-sculpted fantasy figures in polymer clay and resin; and Lawrence Kinney. The exhibits run through July 2, with free admission and an Artist Talk at 1:45 p.m. on opening day.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 9, 2026 visibility 8 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

Anyflatsurface turns paddles, saws and rocks into art in new Northern Ontario show

Joyce Effinger, a self-taught visual artist based in Corbeil, Ontario, opens her solo exhibition "Anyflatsurface" at the Alex Dufresne Gallery on May 9. The show features paintings on unconventional surfaces such as paddles, saws, rocks, cloth, and found objects, transforming everyday items marked by use and history into vibrant studies of color, form, and place. Effinger, who came to painting later in life, draws inspiration from northern Ontario's landscapes and heritage, as well as poetry and personal reflection.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 15, 2026 visibility 3 link 6 artists, 3 galleries

Between here and home

Carrie Haddad Gallery in Hudson, NY, presents "Between here and home," a group exhibition running from May 22 through July 12, with an opening reception on May 23. The show features works by Fred Cohen, Frank DePietro, Deb Lawrence, Olan Quattro, and ransome, exploring the concept of home as an evolving construct shaped by memory, material, and experience. The exhibition draws on the Welsh idea of hiraeth—a longing for a lost or imagined home—and includes paintings, collages, and mixed media works that reflect each artist's personal engagement with place, interior space, and inherited histories.

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